I had wanted to add in that he has a documented auditory processing disorder, in addition to being hearing impaired. We had him privately tested with a PhD-audiologist, who did 3-4 hours of detailed APD testing. She found, not surprisingly, that he has that.
However, they balked at adding the diagnosis. They said it opens up all kinds of legal issues.
I really don't see why that would matter, frankly. But since they gave me everything we wanted, it doesn't seem important.
I wonder if anyone else has had that experience?
That seems kind of odd, since IEPs are supposed to be written to the child's needs, not a boilerplate addressing the overall diagnosis.
That having been said, though, dd's IEP (which she's had for seven years now) doesn't have her full diagnosis on it either, because it's evolved over the years. As long as she's getting the accommodations she requires, I don't care if they call her a purple kangaroo.
